Current Event Format

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Current Event Format Students will complete a current event on the topic of ________________. Students will then complete the following information in order to receive full points. 1. Underline the main idea of the article. (2 points) 2. High light details that support the main idea. (2 points) 3. Put a box around 2 vocabulary words that you do not know and define them below. (4 points) Word #1- Word #2- 4. Text structure (compare/contrast, cause/effect, chronological order, sequence, problem and solution). Provide support for your answer. (2 points) 5. Purpose of the text (expository, argumentative, entertainment, informative) Provide support for your answer. (2 points) 6. Find 4 important statements from the…show more content…
Citing videos and witness accounts, Human Rights Watch said Syrian government forces were using the bombs. The report says the cluster bombs are Soviet-made, but it also says it's unclear how or when Syria may have acquired them. "Syria's disregard for its civilian population is all too evident in its air campaign, which now apparently includes dropping these deadly cluster bombs into populated areas," said Steve Goose, arms director at Human Rights Watch. "Cluster bombs have been comprehensively banned by most nations, and Syria should immediately stop all use of these indiscriminate weapons that continue to kill and maim for…show more content…
Rebel fighters have accused Iran of sending advisers to help Syrian President Bashar al-Assad put down the popular uprising. Before Brahimi departed Iran, Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi handed him a "written and unofficial proposal" for resolving the Syrian crisis, Iran's IRNA news agency reported Monday. Details of the plan were not publicized. In Baghdad, Brahimi met with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. "Iraq fully supports the joint U.N. and Arab efforts in order to reach a political solution to the deepening crisis in Syria," al-Maliki said in a statement issued by his office. Brahimi, the U.N.-Arab League joint special envoy to Syria, is visiting key countries in the region, including Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Over the weekend, he met in Istanbul with Turkish officials and with Syrian opposition leaders in an effort to broker a cease-fire. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly denounced al-Assad, accusing him of massacring his own people and calling for his
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